The new leader of the national Conservative Party is warning Canadians to expect costs to continue to rise under the federal Liberal government.
Pierre Poilievre has told his caucus that Canadians already can't afford the high cost of government, but they will need to dig deeper come January.
"Justin Trudeau plans to raise taxes on your paycheque on January 1st, with increases to payroll taxes, that is contributions to CPP and EI, meaning the number of dollars that Canadian workers will take home will go down as Justin Trudeau's new years gift to them." he said.
"Furthermore he plans to triple his carbon tax. You see he has now admitted that his carbon tax did not work. It did not hit the emission reduction targets. And now he has to triple it to do so. That means higher gas, higher home heating, higher grocery prices, for everyday working class Canadians," he added.
Poilievre told Tory Members of Parliament and Senators in Ottawa Canadians are hurting, and cannot afford the high cost of government.
"We know the problem. The cost of Government is driving up the cost of living. A half a trillion dollars of inflationary deficits mean more dollars putting up the cost of goods we buy and the interest we pay," he continued. "But the truth is its not only reckless for the future, but it is too expensive for the present to continue to pile on these debts. So that is why conservatives offer practical solutions like requiring the government follow the same rules families in their household budgets. Families know that budgets don't balance themselves."
He promised Conservatives will not support any new tax increases, saying "we will fight tooth and nail to stop the coalition from introducing any."
The longtime MP cruised to the opposition leader’s office, winning the most votes in the leadership race in nearly all of the party’s 338 ridings associations.